Today's My 50th Birthday!

[wojo]

I'm #4227595 and was built on May 7th, 1974 and delivered on May 11th to Hoffman Motors Corp.  My first owner found me at Robert L. Tuggle BMW in Jacksonville, Fla.

I had some of those '74 engine issues and got some rust infection living near the beach.

I ended up traded in at Peter Gregg BMW/Mercedes Benz in Jacksonville and on November 24, 1978 was introduced to my new Dad!

We've had lots of fun together over the years. We met my Mom.  And we've taken lots of trips.

My engine was replaced with a factory rebuild in 1981.  That rust infection was fixed in 1982.  I got a 5 speed in 1983!  And I got to rest in a garage to keep me from having to deal with that rust infection again.

In 2016, Dad decided that I needed repainting and some other updates.  The planned 6 month repaint turned into a  5 1/2 year full restoration.  He gave me some nice upgrades from lots of the great suppliers on FAQ.  

We are having so much fun driving around the upstate of South Carolina where I live now.  And in a couple of weeks I get to go be with lots of friends at The Vintage!  What a great life!

 

[JsnPpp]

Happy Birthday! You don't look a day over 5 years old. Lucky parents!

[visionaut]

On 5/7/2024 at 7:32 AM, wojo said:

I'm #4227595 and was built on May 7th, 1974 and delivered on May 11th to Hoffman Motors Corp.

Happy Birthday! I’m impressed by the fact it only took 4 days from production for your delivery to Mr Hoffman. That’s fast.

 

My birthday is May 11 (1976) but I wasn’t  delivered until 110 days later on Aug 28th, well after my production line closed. So be happy you got to your owner right away and didn’t have to loiter around Munich for a few months before finally being adopted..

 

 

 

Edited May 11 by visionaut

[SydneyTii]

Happy birthday, and remember it’s hip to be square!

[Mike Self]

See you at Vintage...I'll probably be driving my "2002 of the 90s", a bright red E30 318is, license plate "A 91'02"...

 

Mike